Six BEAUTIFUL Months

can you believe it? six months old...already and another great report from the doc. i was surprised to find that claire dropped from the 75th percentile to the 50th, gaining only 6 oz weighing in at 16 lbs 11 oz. i guess it makes sense being that she is in CONSTANT motion. claire has been trying quite hard to crawl. she is able to get up on all fours, but after that she is lost. she resorts to scooting backward, dragging herself forward, or rolling over and over and over. i think she would rather skip the crawling and go straight to walking, as she prefers to be upright. claire loves having sisters, being outdoors, driving her car, being tickled, jumping on the bed (with a little help), sitting at the table in her highchair, listening to music, toys that light up and make sound (yippee), cooking with mom and dad, rain showers, the feel of different textures on her hands and feet (rough concrete on her feet is her fave), smiling, grabbing for anything and everything she can reach, long baths, and she is still trying to decide between pink and lavender. she dislikes having her face washed after meals (still), being strapped in the car seat, getting dressed right after a bath, and well...that's about it. claire has amazing disposition, and is truly the most joyful soul i have ever known. people often comment on how happy she is, and her dad always says, "she has no reason not to be". well, neither do we really.